Burbank Municipal Code Art. 1 Retail and Service Businesses Requiring Licenses

Every person engaging in the business of buying secondhand bicycles or selling new or secondhand bicycles shall make a daily report to the Police Department, giving the name and address of any person from whom a bicycle is purchased or repossessed or to whom any bicycle is sold, as the case may be, together with the frame number and metallic plate number of such bicycles, if any, and shall provide every purchaser with a record including the name and address of the seller and the purchaser, the year, make, serial number, type and model of the bicycle, and shall forward a copy of this record to the Community Development Department. [Formerly numbered Section 8-3; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2385.]

A. Definition of Christmas Season: The term “Christmas season” as used in this section shall mean the period commencing with November 1 and ending on December 31 of each year.

B. License Fee: Every person engaging in the business of selling spruce, cedar, fir or other Christmas trees in the open shall pay a license fee for each Christmas season in the amount set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution.

C. Deposit and Regulations: Applicants for such license shall deposit with the City such sum as the Community Development Director may deem necessary to reimburse the City for any expense that may be incurred by the City or any of its departments in cleaning up any debris not removed by the licensee as required by this section. It shall be the duty of each licensee hereunder to remove all spruce, cedar, fir or other Christmas trees, together with any debris therefrom, from the location where the same are being sold immediately upon the date such business is discontinued, terminated or abandoned. If any spruce, cedar, fir or other Christmas trees or debris on such property are not removed to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director, the Community Development Director may summarily cause the removal thereof at the sole expense of the licensee and the costs of such removal shall be deducted from the licensee’s deposit. [Formerly numbered Section 8-4; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 3623.]

The term “private patrol and watchman service” shall mean patrolling, guarding, watching or otherwise protecting the premises, stores, buildings or other property of persons within the City for compensation, either by contract or for hire. Every person engaging in the business of private patrol and/or watchman service is exempt from an annual licensing fee. Nothing in this section precludes the City from requiring registration and business taxes pursuant to Title 2, Chapter 4, Article 8 of this code. [Formerly numbered Section 8-5; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058; Amended by Ord. No. 3125, eff. 10/8/88; 2194.]

A. License Fee: Every person engaging in the business of renting trailers, cement mixers, welding equipment, power saws, or trucks shall pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution.

B. Insurance: Applicants for such license shall obtain a policy of commercial general liability insurance and file a certificate thereof with the City, which shall contain a separate endorsement attached to the certificate naming the City as additional insured. The policy shall meet the requirements of Section 3-6-302 of this code and the policy limits shall be in amounts determined by the Community Development

Director.

C. Maintenance of Equipment: Every person engaged in such business shall keep all equipment held out for rental in good condition and repair and shall provide thereon all standard safety guards and devices. [Formerly numbered Section 8-6; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 3623.]

[Deleted by Ord. No. 3623, eff. 6/28/03; formerly numbered Section 8-7; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

A. Definition: As used in this section, the term “rental information service” shall mean giving, passing out or referring to any person, either gratuitously or for a consideration, information, addresses, names, locations and other information regarding or relating to rentals of residential property, rooms, housing facilities, trailers or any kind of residence facilities. The term “rental information service” shall not include and purport to regulate real estate agents and brokers duly licensed by the State who give information in connection with and as part of the negotiations for lease or rental of property which such agent or broker is authorized to rent or lease for and on account of the owner.

B. License Fee: Every person engaging in the business of rental information service shall pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution.

C. Listings: It shall be unlawful for any person engaging in the business of rental information service to publish, print, circulate or advertise any listing of real estate rental, residence or otherwise, without first having obtained the written consent of the owner, agent, manager or attorney in fact of such property.

D. Posting: Every rental information service shall keep in a conspicuous place in the office of such service an up to date list of all properties offered for referral and such list shall be made available to any patron of said service desiring the same.

E. Fraud and Misrepresentation: It shall be unlawful for any person engaging in the business of a rental information service to:

1. Publish, print, circulate or give any rental listing which is false, misleading or does not exist at the time of such referral; or

2. Misrepresent the availability, price or status of any property offered for referral. [Formerly numbered Section 8-8; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3623, eff. 6/28/03.]

[Deleted by Ord. No. 3623, eff. 6/28/03; formerly numbered Section 8-9; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

[Deleted by Ord. No. 3623, eff. 6/28/03; formerly numbered Section 8-10; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

A. License Fee: Every person engaging in the business of a sign painter and not required to be licensed under Section 3-4-1901 of this chapter shall pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution.

B. Application Fee: Applicants for a license under this section shall pay an application fee in the amount set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution. [Formerly numbered Section 8-11; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3623, eff. 6/28/03; 2224.]

A. License Fee and Application Fee: Every person engaging in the business of painting, stenciling or otherwise marking street or house numbers on curbs or any other portion of the street shall pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution; applicants for such license shall pay an application fee in the amount set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution.

B. Consent of Owner or Occupant: No person shall paint, stencil or otherwise mark a street or house number on a curb or any other portion of the street without the written consent of the person owning or occupying the premises adjacent thereto. This provision shall not apply to street or house numbering performed by the City or any of its departments.

C. Permits and Other Requirements: Every person painting, stenciling or otherwise marking a street or house number on a curb or any other portion of the street shall obtain a permit as required by this section and shall make the numerals thereof conform to the following specification: Numerals on curbs shall be black on a white and beaded background and shall be three inches (3") in height and width.

D. Security for Completion of Work: No permit shall be issued to a licensee hereunder unless the licensee files a surety bond in a sum determined by the Community Development Director in accordance with Section 3-6-301 of this code or such other security of equal amount as may be approved by the Community Development Director. It is a specific condition of each permit and surety bond that each permittee shall satisfactorily complete all work agreed upon and paid for by each property owner. Failure to do so shall result in having the Public Works Department complete the work and charge double the agreed upon price against the surety bond. [Formerly numbered Section 8-12; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 3623, 2813.]

Every person engaging in the business of selling or otherwise transferring, or renting, or advertising for sale, or offering or exposing for sale or transfer or rental at retail, pistols, revolvers, or other firearms, shall pay for revenue purposes a license fee in the amount set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution and must comply with Article 7 of this Chapter. [Formerly numbered Section 8-14; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 23-3997, eff. 7/28/23; 3623.]